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December 30, 2011

It had been a quiet and relaxing Christmas with just the three of us, which includes Cecil, our sweet cat. I had received some handmade cards and gifts from some very dear blogging friends and would like to share them with you today.

My dear closefriendMARIE had surprised me with a lovely tag and one of her gorgeous Christmas stockings.

created by Marie

created by Marie

A very beautiful card came from my dear Scottish blogging friend LYNNE.

created by Lynne

My dear friend SILKE and I had met in a quilt group over 10 years ago. This Christmas she had decided to send out cute mug rugs instead of cards.

created by Silke

This beautiful heart and the lovely card underneath came across the Baltic Sea from my sweet Danish friend DORTHE.

created by Dorthe

created by Dorthe

MARTINA is a lovely blogging friend in the South of Germany. She had sent me a marvelous box filled with wonderful goodies and a beautiful tag.

created by Martina

created by Martina

Another fabulous and unexpected package came from my dear friend VIOLA. Everything had been wrapped beautifully.

created by Viola

She had not only spoilt me but also Cecil. How sweet is that? Here you can see him checking out his package.

He loved the tuna and calamari dinner he got very much. The gifts I have received were uneatable but not less yummy. I’m pretty sure you will agree. This is one of Viola’s fantastic collages on a piece of bark.

created by Viola

The altered spoon is so gorgeous too.

created by Viola

I also love the vintage spools in their beautiful bag

created by Viola

and the adorable card, Viola had created.

Thank you very much again, my dear friends! Every single card and gift made me happy and I feel thankful for being part of this wonderful blogging community.

December 19, 2011

Even though I’m still not finished with my Christmas decoration, it’s quite Christmassy in our living room. Would you like to take a look?

This vintage wooden thingy I had found at the flea market this year. It’s part of a meat grinder or something like that. I’ve just printed out one of my favorite Christmas graphics from THE GRAPHICS FAIRY and added a bit of seam binding and a small bauble.

A large pine cone in a painted peat pot. Fast and easy to make.

These lace and/or button trees I had sewn last year. They were pretty time-consuming but I think it was worth it.

These two lace trees were fun to make.

A large French canning jar, filled with lots of small pine cones and embellished with another beautiful image from

December 11, 2011

Some days ago I had the pleasure to unpack Alexandra’s wonderful swap package. She spoiled me big time with a gorgeous collage, beautiful fabric hearts, a pretty fabric cone, a lovely lace bag, sweet collaged boxes, a cute charm and lots of laces as well as other fabulous goodies like cabinet cards, buttons, ephemera, watch faces, vintage clothespins, linen and the “Haute Handbags” magazine.

created by Alexandra

created by Alexandra

created by Alexandra

created by Alexandra

created by Alexandra

created by Alexandra

You can imagine that I was totally thrilled and had lots of fun unwrapping all these fantastic gifts. Thank you very much, dear Alexandra!!! I love each and everything.

December 02, 2011

It’s been last year that dear Alexandra over at Cottage Dreams and I had agreed to do a French-themed swap. Finally we both had the time and now I can show you my my creations for her.

The first thing I made for this swap was this tissue box cover.

Again, The Graphics Fairy had been my main source for the graphics I have used. Thank you very much again, Karen! You have such fantastic images! Only the one above came from someone else (I think).

I’ve embellished a preserving jar

as well as a box and filled both with laces and other goodies for Alexandra to create with.

Still being in a cushion sewing mood, I made this 16” x 16” one for her sofa.

This bookmark with a stamped Eiffel Tower was another gift for Alexandra

as well as this bag full of fabrics.

As you can see I had some fun wrapping everything up too.

Now I’m looking forward to Alexandra’s package and will show you her swap gifts next time.

My Christmas decoration is coming along but I’m not finished yet. I’m very happy that we have a white tree this year. I could find lights with white cords only on the internet and now I’m waiting for them. With a little luck they will arrive today and I can start decorating the tree this afternoon.

About Me

Welcome to my blog! My name is Julia and I am very passionate about sewing, creating unique pieces with wonderful junk and decorating our home. I love to go treasure hunting to find vintage or industrial items for my creations and vignettes.